Calling all heroes: Are you ready to join the hordes of gamers making a career out of their favorite pastime? More than 150 million Americans play video games, and in 2014 the industry sold more than 135 million games and generated more than billion in revenue. Fifty-two percent of those sales were digital content, including online subscriptions, downloadable content, mobile applications and social networking games. Master the craft and snag yourself one of the 2,380 jobs opening annually for the next seven years.

In TSTC’s Graphics, Gaming & Simulation Programming, you’ll conquer the fundamentals of the C++ programming language, then move into advanced applications of C++ in animation programming, multi-user interface programming, advanced mathematical applications and artificial intelligence. Tools such as Open GL and DirectX are included in this curriculum. You’ll finish out the degree plan with a comprehensive software project and a portfolio of graphics, gaming and simulation programming; ready to show the boss who’s boss.